Meerut:

Governor Ram Naik on behalf of President Pranab Mukherjee on April 1 will confer the Shaurya Padak, a gallantry award, to superintendent of police in Shamli district Vijay Bushan.

This will be the fifth gallantry award of Bhushan’s career. He will receive the award for showing “extraordinary courage” during an encounter with five kidnappers who had abducted a businessman’s son. The incident took place in 2007, when Bhushan posted in Lucknow as ASP (Special Forces).

According to SP Bhushan, in February 2007, one Praveen, a student of Class IV had been kidnapped by some miscreants who demanded Rs 50 lakh as ransom to release him. “That time I was ASP in the STF. The news had stunned the entire city and traders kept their shops closed for 10 days in press for the boy’s recovery,” he told TOI.

The STF got a tip-off that the boy was held hostage at Ramnagar of Barabanki district. When Bhushan, a sub inspector and a constable were trying to secure an ebntry into the house through the roof, the kidnappers opened fire at them. However, police countered the attack, rescued the boy after shooting down two of the kidnappers. Three of the kidnappers were nabbed during the encounter.

For showing indomitable courage, the names of Bhushan and a DSP, Shah Raseed Khan, were recommended for gallantry award.

On April 1, he would be honoured by the governor on behalf of the President at a ceremony in Lucknow. Bhushan has bagged the Shaurya Padak four times earlier during his career. He has also led an operation against Naxalites. UP government had sent him to Australia to get training to deal with terrorist attack and similar situations.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Meerut / by Pankul Sharma / TNN / March 26th, 2016